Chapter 248: Jordan: He's going to be the GOAT

On April 1, the Rockets' 73rd game of the season, the team traveled to Brooklyn, New York to challenge the Nets.

The Nets have a decent season this season, but it's just as good.

There is DeLong in the team. Williams, Joe. Johnson, Paul. Pierce and Brooke. López has four star players with an annual salary of more than 10 million, as well as a number of role players with valuable contracts, such as Jason Lopez. Terry, Jeff. Green, Marcus. Thorton et al.

The Nets are the league's No. 1 salary, but the team's record can only rank sixth in the East, which can be regarded as a model of stupid people with more money.

Of course, the Nets are not the only team in this league with a lot of money and stupidity.

The Knicks, who are also located in New York with the Nets, also rank among the top three in the league in terms of salary this season, but they have now fallen out of the top eight in the East, and it is difficult to say whether they can overtake the Atlanta Hawks in the eighth place in the East at the last minute to break into the playoffs.

The topic is far away, the Nets are not strong, especially against a team like the Rockets that is currently dominated by forward players. In the case of López's season reimbursement, the team's main scoring is concentrated on the outside, Delon, Joe. Johnson and Pierce are the team's attacking core.

Coincidentally, on the Rockets' side, there is a defensive combination of Wang Chao, Leonard and Butler on the outside.

After the All-Star, Wang Chao has changed back to point guard from the center position in order to facilitate scoring points. Williams had a headache.

De Xiaopang's best thing is to use the advantage of his strength to bully players with poor body shape in the same position as him, eating and sleeping to play Paul is Delong's housekeeping skills, who makes Delong, who is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 91 kilograms, is completely crushing when facing Paul, who is only 1.83 meters tall and weighs only 79 kilograms?

Against Wang Chao, Delong can more or less understand Paul's mood when he was beaten by him, after all, the gap between Wang Chao and Delong is even greater than the gap between Delong and Paul!

In the first quarter of the game, Delong was defended by Wang Chao and only scored 2 points in 1 of 4 shots in a single quarter, while Wang Chao made 6 of 8 shots and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 17 points to put it mildly.

The pace of the game was completely controlled by the Rockets, with Wang Chao scoring 17 points in the first quarter, 32 points in the half, and 46 points in the third quarter.

By the time the third quarter ended, the difference between the two teams was more than 25 points.

The Nets have replaced all the main players in advance and chose to give up this game on their own initiative, and according to the normal situation, the Rockets will also accept it and replace the main players.

However, this time, the Rockets did not replace all of their main players.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Leonard, Butler and other main players have been replaced, but Wang Chao continues to stay on the court.

Brooklyn fans who saw this scene were all furious.

When the suspense of the game is over, Wang Chao still wants to stay on the field, the purpose is simply that Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone - he wants to score points.

Looking at the NBA, there are not a few players who increase their data by brushing points, and even superstars such as Kobe Bryant and James have also continued to score when the suspense of the game has been lost in order to achieve a double-double or other data.

But such behavior is bound to be criticized, especially since Wang Chao has already relied on an average of 35.2 points per game to sit firmly in the position of scoring champion, and there is no need to continue to score points.

Not to mention the fans of the Nets, even the Rockets don't understand why Wang Chao suddenly became so obsessed with scoring, obviously in the first half of the regular season, Wang Chao was still more Buddhist about the number of shots, and after the All-Star, he suddenly became so frustrated.

Of course, Wang Chao's offensive efficiency has always been the highest in the team, and the more shots the better, and head coach McHale and others are just puzzled and curious.

Only Wang Chao himself knows what is the point of being infamous for Bai Huahua's points? If you love to scold, let them scold, anyway, I have won the point reward of the three-star task of the system!

In the garbage time of the fourth quarter of the game, Wang Chao played for about 8 minutes before going to rest, and in these 8 minutes, he successfully scored 11 points and fixed the individual score of the whole game at 57 points.

The whole league seems to be accustomed to Wang Chao's high score in the game, and even the media and newspapers only give a headline announcement, and the various praises used before are too lazy to repeat.

Facts have proved that praising a person for too long will also cause aesthetic fatigue.

The Rockets, who defeated the Nets by 57 points in a single game, then defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-107 in back-to-back away games the next day, and Wang Chao scored another 49 points.

That's when the media finally got some interest, as the Rockets will host the Oklahoma City Thunder in their third game in April.

The battle for the scoring champion between Wang Chao and Durant can be called the most fierce scoring competition in recent years, although as the end of the regular season approaches, there is no suspense about the ownership of the scoring champion, but the excitement of this scoring battle is still worth talking about.

Wang Chao came from behind, relying on consecutive 50+ and 40+ points to increase the average score per game to 35+, and Durant, who was unwilling to lose to Wang Chao again, also increased his average score to 33.6 points per game.

The last time there was such a fierce competition for the league's scoring title was back in the '05-06 season, when the league had just changed its finishing format and completely restricted the use of "Hand check" defense, which made the scoring efficiency of outside players skyrocket.

The end result was three players who averaged more than 30+ points per game that season, including Kobe Bryant, who averaged 35.4 points per game, Iverson who averaged 33 points, and James who averaged 31.4 points.

Unlike the triwizard competition in 06, the 2013-14 season scoring title battle only happened to Wang Chao and Durant, who scored far more than the rest of the league.

This can be seen in the average points per game from the third to the fifth place in the scoring list.

Cameron. Anthony is currently third on the scoring list with 27.4 points per game, while LeBron James is fourth on the scoring list with 27.1 points per game, and Kevin Love is averaging only 26 points per game in fifth place.

The six-point gap between second-place Durant and third-place Anthony is a rare difference in league history.

And now, Durant, who has lost to Wang Chao, will play Wang Chao for the last time in the regular season, which is naturally worthy of the attention of the majority of melon-eating people.

Unfortunately, this is still not a close game, and Westbrook's absence has greatly affected the Thunder's combat effectiveness.

This also directly led to the fact that the Wang Chao vs Durant link was only staged in the first two quarters of the game.

Wang Chao scored 26 points as efficiently as in the half, and Durant also scored 21 points in the half, but in the second half, the huge point difference made Durant go off the rest early.

No way, the current Thunder team lacks Westbrook, only Durant can score consistently, and other players, including Ibaka, do not have the ability to attack independently at all.

On the other hand, on the Rockets' side, Leonard, Butler and others can all score, and the point difference is constantly widening all the time.

Thunder head coach Scott. Brooks made a decisive judgment, this game itself can't be won, it is better to let Durant take this opportunity to rest more and prepare for the playoffs later, after all, Westbrook will come back in the playoffs, and the Thunder still have a chance to compete for the championship, there is no need to fight for the Rockets or Wang Chao in the regular season.

Seeing Durant leave the court early, Wang Chao was not angry but happy, he wished that Durant would score fewer points in a game, so that the pressure on his offensive end could be reduced a lot, he didn't have the idea that the enemy going all out was the greatest respect for me, and how to complete the system task most efficiently was the most important thing in his opinion.

Every game has to cut close to 50+ points, even Wang Chao is a little unbearable, thanks to Wang Chao's full value of 99 physical strength on the field, and he has the talent of steel and iron bones to avoid injuries to the body under extreme fatigue, and he can also knock the physical energy potion to restore the tired body after the game.

Even the hanging Wang Chao is still like this, it is conceivable that Kobe, who has scored 50+ in 4 consecutive games and 40+ points in 9 consecutive games, is really strong in terms of scoring ability, no wonder he can become the strongest scoring guard under Jordan recognized by the league.

In this game with the Thunder, Wang Chao played 37 minutes and scored 45 points, and the Rockets once again won the Thunder by a big score.

After the final game of the regular season with the Thunder, the Rockets have seven games left in the regular season, two games each against the Nuggets and Pelicans, and three games with the Lakers, Timberwolves and Spurs.

In seven games, the Rockets have a 5-2 record, losing one game to the Denver track and field team on the road and one loss to the Spurs at home.

With the Rockets' 105-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on April 16, the NBA2013-14 season is all over.

The Rockets' regular season record was 60-22.

This record is significantly inferior to last season's 72-10, losing 12 more games.

But even so, the Rockets are the only team in the league to win more than 60 regular-season games.

The Spurs, who were supposed to have a 62-20 record this season, became 58-24 due to major changes to the lineup, and the Thunder, who were originally 59-23, lost a few more games because of the Rockets, and their record was fixed at 57-25.

Compared with the fiercely competitive west, the record of the east is not much different from the original.

At the beginning of the season, the Pacers, who were able to compete with the Rockets and Spurs in terms of record, suddenly lost many games in the middle of the season and lost many games that they should not lose, and the final record was only 55-27.

The Heat are even worse, with only 52 wins and 30 losses, but even if they barely win just over 50, the Heat can still be firmly in second place in the East, which shows how weak the competitiveness of the East has become.

The eight teams in the East that have made the playoffs have a 55-26 record from top to bottom, with a 55-26 loss to the Indiana Pacers, a 52-30 loss to the Miami Heat, a 47-35 loss to the Toronto Raptors, a 46-36 loss to the Chicago Bulls, a 44-38 loss to the Washington Wizards, a 43-39 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, a 41-41 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats, and a 38-44 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

In contrast, the West side is 60-22 to the Houston Rockets, 58-24 to the San Antonio Spurs, 57-25 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 55-27 to the Los Angeles Clippers, 54-28 to the Golden State Warriors, 52-30 to the Portland Trail Blazers, 52-30 to the Dallas Mavericks, and 50-32 to the Memphis Grizzlies.

All eight playoff teams in the West have a 50-win record in the regular season, while there are only two 50-win teams in the East, and the gap between the two sides is obvious.

The results of the regular season are also announced, which means that the results of the first round of the playoffs are announced.

The four games in the West are Rockets vs. Grizzlies, Spurs vs. Mavericks, Thunder vs. Trail Blazers, and Clippers vs. Warriors.

The four matchups in the East are Pacers vs. Hawks, Heat vs. Bobcats, Raptors vs. Nets, and Bulls vs. Wizards.

Before the start of the playoffs, what is more worthy of fans to talk about is the final result of the individual list.

This season can definitely be called the most legendary season in NBA history, because there is a player who monopolizes the top of the four lists of points, rebounds, assists and steals at the same time, and is crowned the scoring king, rebounding king, assist king and steal king at the same time!

This player is Wang Chao!

Wang Chao, who played in 82 games in the regular season, played an average of 42 minutes per game, contributing 36.3 points, 13.8 rebounds, 11.2 assists and 2.6 steals.

In terms of scoring, Wang Chao beat Durant, who averaged 33.2 points per game.

In terms of rebounds, he also beat Jordan Jr., who averaged 13.6 rebounds per game, and Andre Drummond, who averaged 13.2 rebounds per game.

In terms of assists, Wang Chao's average of 11.2 assists per game is also higher than Paul, who is second on the assist list and averages 10.7 assists per game.

Even on the steal list, Wang Chao, who averages 2.6 steals per game, is ahead of Paul, Rubio and other steal masters.

This achievement is truly the first time in the history of the NBA league since its establishment!

When the regular season ended and all the stats were completely sealed, Time magazine used the phrase "Superstar of the Ages!" To describe Wang Chao this season.

"As people mentioned the most before, we are witnessing one of the greatest individual performances, Wang Chao's performance shocked everyone, incredible, magical, it is hard to imagine how he did such a miracle, such a season performance, I am afraid that it will be difficult for anyone in the league to replicate in the future!"

TNT's contracted commentator O'Neal commented on Wang Chao: "This guy is a monster who is more dominant than me, the big shark at his peak can tear apart all enemies in the penalty area, but Wang Chao can show his dominance in any position on this court, and that strength is simply desperate." ”

Recognized as the god of basketball and now the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Brown. Jordan was also full of praise for Wang Chao in an interview.

"Although I am very unwilling, I must admit that it is only a matter of time before Wang Chao replaces me as the god of basketball, and when he wins the sixth championship of his career, he will become a stronger basketball player than me, and every time Wang Chao wins the championship after that, it is a new standard for evaluating the GOAT."

(End of chapter)